Filed under: The Hit List They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener pastures, fled amid feuds and controversy, or just dropped off the face of the earth, here are some of the biggest quitters in rock music history. D'Arcy Quits the Smashing Pumpkins : After five albums with the [...]
Filed under: The Hit List That the Beatles mean so much to so many people who make music in so many genres goes without saying. What doesn't go without saying is what John, Paul, George and Ringo mean to these musicians, who share in their own words the important role the Fab Four have played in their songs and in their lives. "The three of us [in Nirvana ] grew up listening to the Beatles, then classic rock [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Larry Knechtel , a one-time collaborator of Elvis Presley 's and an accomplished sideman, died Thursday, Aug. 20 at the age of 69. Knechtel, who won a 1970 Grammy award for his arrangement of Simon and Garfunkel 's enduring 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' succumbed to an apparent heart attack, according to a report by his local newspaper, the Yakima Herald Republic . As a session keyboardist and bassist, Knechtel performed with a wide array of artists like the Beach Boys [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive It was a Top 40 hit 27 years ago, but 'Someday, Someway' is still alive and kicking and so is its creator, Marshall Crenshaw . 10 studio albums later, the singer-songwriter's current release, 'Jaggedland,' finds him forsaking his usual one-man-band arrangements and adding some legendary sidemen to the mix. Contributing to the album are MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, drummer Jim Keltner (three of the Beatles ' solo albums, the Rolling Stones , many more), bassist Sebastian Steinberg [...]
Filed under: The Hit List The summer of 2000 belonged to ' Thong Song ' and ' Who Let the Dogs Out .' The dog days of 1997 would have been unrecognizable without ' MMMBop .' But the truly timeless songs of summer are the ones written about the season itself. These all-time summer hits are hotter than black vinyl car seats in Arizona and more fun than running through the sprinkler. 10. ' In the Summertime ,' Mungo [...]
Filed under: Clash of the Cover Songs The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different covers.) Then it's up to you to decide: Listen to and vote on which version you think should emerge victorious and which should be sent packing. May the best band win! [...]
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1983: Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson drowns after diving off his boat in Marina Del Rey, Calif. The Almanac Advises for December 28: "Part of any safe boating practice is knowing and heeding the following rules: 1. Attend a boating... Read more
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1964: Brian Wilson has a panic attack on board a flight during a Beach Boys tour, which leads to his quitting the road for several years. The Almanac Advises for December 23: "A fear of flying can often be overcome through techniques... Read more
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1988: Stan Love, former Beach Boys manager and brother of frontman Mike Love, is sentenced to five years' probation for embezzling $300,000 from the band. The Almanac Advises for November 16: "Sibling rivalry is a reality that every... Read more
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1974: 'Endless Summer,' a compilation of the Beach Boys' 1960s hits, crests to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The Almanac Advises for October 5: "Some climatologists worry that as a result of global warming,... Read more
Norman WongEven though he coined it himself, I often wonder if Joel Gibb regrets encouraging the use of “gay church folk music” as a description for the [...]More about Beach House
Gaga and Beyonce's track "Telephone" will be the second single off of Gagi's upcoming Fame Monster, out November 23rd. Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce - Telephone [...]More about Lady GaGa
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The weekend has arrived and it is long overdue. I had a week where I felt like everyday was thursday. Not cool. That being said the craze [...]More about Beck
Animal Collective has a good, new video for “In the Flowers.” Enjoy. In The Flowers – Animal Collective [...]More about Animal Collective
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I tell you man these Swedes are unstoppable with this music thing, I can’t tell you how many times a good song leads me back to the [...]More about Kanye West
We live in a world with a lot of musical debate and discourse. Too much, even. My aim with TBE is to be [...]More about Lil' Wayne
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